I did buy it in Blackwood. You probably looked at my bus :)
scarecrow: you should ask God for your perfect bus. I had a '78 bus that I never got to drive because I didn't have my license and it was at my friend's apartment and ended up being impounded, and they wouldn't give it back to me because it wasn't registered (because I thought I couldn't get insurance without a license--which is not true) ...anyway I was pining for my lost bus one day, and started thinking about the power of positive thinking, and remembered that when I found the 78 bus what I'd really wanted was a 71 camper... (the 78 was a gorgeous bus but I wanted a camper. I forget why I wanted a 71 but that was what was in my head) ..so I went to my alpha level (a state of relaxed awareness where you're more in touch with the higher consciousness) and asked the Universe to somehow deliver to me a 1971 camper that would be in good enough shape that I would only need to do minor maintenance to keep it going strong.
less than ten minutes later a friend of mine called me out of the blue and said "hey I just wanted to let you know I saw an old VW bus for sale. it's a 71 and it looks like it's in pretty good shape." I said "are you serious?" she said, "Yeah, actually it's a camper." ..that was a Monday. I bought it that Friday. my friend had no idea I was interested in getting another bus (I'm not even sure she knew I'd ever owned one), she just saw at and thought I'd get a kick out of it. True story...
if you want to know more about the alpha level and the power of your mind, go to
www.americanmonk.com or
www.silvaultramindsystems.com both these sites have a free online course complete with mp3s to help train you to go to the alpha level (a state of mind where your brain produces mostly alpha waves, production of beta waves is reduced--leads to greater focus, greater intuitive abilities, greater creativity, increased ability to affect the outer world with your mind)
..sky